Show 104, “Songs with Stories,”

Show 104, “Songs with Stories,” explores interesting stories behind 10 mid-century recordings. Included are THREE contenders for the first important rock-and-roll hit, the folk song that thrust The Kingston Trio into the national scene, an unexpected smash hit for George Gershwin, Gene Autry’s theme song, and the best-selling jazz single of the entire 20th century. 

Show 104 Songs with Stories
Playlist
1 Thirteen Women and Only One Man in Town Bill Haley and His Comets
2 Rock Around the Clock Bill Haley and His Comets
3 Take Five Dave Brubeck Quartet
4 Give My Regards to Broadway James Cagney and Chorus
5 Back in the Saddle Gene Autry
6 Maybelline Chuck Berry
7 Rhapsody in Blue George Gershwin, Paul Whiteman
8 Rhapsody in Blue Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops
9 Hound Dog Big Mama Thornton
10 Hound Dog Elvis Presley
11 Crazy Patsy Cline
12 Tom Dooley The Kingston Trio